/ E-Retailers

The consumer electronics chain says it generated $581 million online and that the web is increasingly taking foot traffic away from stores. Total sales declined 4.0% and U.S. same-store sales, including the web, declined 2.0%.

The consumer electronics chain says it generated $581 million online and that the web is increasingly taking foot traffic away from stores. Total sales declined 4.0% and U.S. same-store sales, including the web, declined 2.0%.

/ Technology

Tracking activity across the Internet is far from straightforward in the age of multiple browsers, devices and applications consumers use to access the web. Yet cookies dropped into browsers are still the main way advertisers target ads to consumers online. The IAB suggests alternatives that may protect consumer privacy while also improving marketers’ ability to make use of their web activity data.

Tracking activity across the Internet is far from straightforward in the age of multiple browsers, devices and applications consumers use to access the web. Yet cookies dropped into browsers are still the main way advertisers target ads to consumers online. The IAB suggests alternatives that may…

/ Technology

The retail chain makes delivery gains during the holidays by turning its stores into “mini-warehouses,” StellaService says. Its new analysis and Top500Guide.com data show how major retailers fulfill e-commerce orders.

The retail chain makes delivery gains during the holidays by turning its stores into “mini-warehouses,” StellaService says. Its new analysis and Top500Guide.com data show how major retailers fulfill e-commerce orders.

/ Mobile

After the holiday rush, Best Buy’s m-commerce site was still programmed to include a holiday deal image—but the image no longer existed on the merchant’s servers. That created problems that could have been avoided, Keynote says.

After the holiday rush, Best Buy’s m-commerce site was still programmed to include a holiday deal image—but the image no longer existed on the merchant’s servers. That created problems that could have been avoided, Keynote says.